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January 12, 2022

What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?

YC's new terms might help separate the wheat from the chaff among pre-seed investors


Amy O'Brien

5 min read

Ann Johnson (Interana) at Y Combinator

Less than two weeks into 2022, the world’s most famous startup accelerator, Y Combinator (YC), has set the tone for another hyper-competitive year in startup investing. 

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Nicolas Colin, The Family (and Sifted columnist)
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Matt Clifford, Entrepreneur First
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Matt Robinson, angel investor and founder of Nested
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Andrea Orlando, Startup Wise Guys
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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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